This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 682 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 682 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What part of the nitrogen cycle deals with the conversion of nitrogen in waste products or dead organisms into ammonia? A) Nitrification. B) Ammonification. C) Denitrification. D) Nitrogen fixation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ammonification. 2. What form of nitrogen is found in the atmosphere and then captured by nitrogen fixing bacteria? A) Na. B) NH4. C) Storm. D) Type. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Na. 3. Which of the following is an example of a producer? A) Fungi. B) Spruce tree. C) Rabbit. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spruce tree. 4. A group of organisms of the same species A) Ecosystem. B) Community. C) Population. D) Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 5. Toxic Substances and Hazardous Waste Management Act A) RA 3572. B) RA 6969. C) RA 9275. D) RA 9696. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RA 6969. 6. Which 2 ecosystems are aquatic? A) 1 & 2. B) 1 & 4. C) 2 & 4. D) 2 & 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2 & 3. 7. What is secondary succession? A) Organisms beginning to live in an area that began as bare rock. B) Organisms leave an area following a natural disaster. C) New plants or animals take over an area other plants and animals used to live in. D) Organisms begin growing or living in an area again after a natural disaster or significant change in the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organisms begin growing or living in an area again after a natural disaster or significant change in the environment. 8. An interglacial period is A) When glaciers are building, we are currently in an interglacial period. B) When glaciers are retreating, we are currently in an interglacial period. C) When glaciers are building, during an ice age. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When glaciers are retreating, we are currently in an interglacial period. 9. Which part of the body help us to digest the food? A) Stomach. B) Teeth. C) Lungs. D) Shoulders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stomach. 10. A(n) ..... in species diversity is associated with a(n) ..... in the functions an ecosystem provides. A) Increase; decrease. B) Decrease; increase. C) Decrease; unobserved change. D) Decline; decline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decline; decline. 11. The sum total of all living things and habitats on Earth. A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Biosphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 12. Which most likely occurs when a fast-moving cold air mass moves into a region of warmer, moist air? A) It causes light precipitation for a long period of time. B) It causes light precipitation for a short period of time. C) It causes heavy precipitation for a long period of time. D) It causes heavy precipitation for a short period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It causes heavy precipitation for a short period of time. 13. The human population grows faster in ..... countries A) Developed. B) Developing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developing. 14. Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to? A) Decomposers. B) Producers. C) Herbivores. D) Omnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decomposers. 15. How do wetlands help in maintaining the balance of the environment? A) By increasing air pollution and harming wildlife. B) By contributing to the depletion of natural resources. C) By causing soil erosion and reducing biodiversity. D) By acting as natural filters, absorbing pollutants, and providing habitat for a diverse range of species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By acting as natural filters, absorbing pollutants, and providing habitat for a diverse range of species. 16. According to RA No. 9006:Segregation and collection of solid waste shallbe conducted at the barangay level specificallyfor biodegradable, compostable and reusablewastes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Which type of organism makes its own food A) Autotroph. B) Heterotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autotroph. 18. Which type of succession starts with NO soil? A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) Quaternary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 19. Animal Welfare Act of 1998 A) RA 8491. B) RA 8483. C) Satisfied485. D) RA 8584. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satisfied485. 20. What are the different levels of biodiversity? A) Genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity. B) Genetic diversity, community diversity, and ecological diversity. C) Species diversity, habitat diversity, and ecological diversity. D) Population diversity, community diversity, and habitat diversity. 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